Larissa
Larissa ranks 1,751st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Izhevsk, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Piešťany. Memorable people born in Larissa include Philo of Larissa, Campaspe, and Philinna. Memorable people who died in Larissa include Hippocrates, Gorgias, and Alexander V of Macedon. Larissa has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many physicians, and philosophers. Larissa is located in Greece.
Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens. The municipality of Larissa has 164,095 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 268,963. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 BC and 1991, Larissa was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Philo of Larissa, Campaspe, and Philinna. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Larissa including Hippocrates, Gorgias, and Alexander V of Macedon.
People Born in Larissa
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Philo of Larissa
PHILOSOPHER
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1
Campaspe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2
Philinna
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 3
Theofanis Gekas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 4
Kostas Chalkias
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 5
Vassilis Spanoulis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 6
Vangelis Moras
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 7
Fani Chalkia
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 8
Georgios Galitsios
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.71
Rank: 9
Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Larissa
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Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 2
Alexander V of Macedon
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 294 BC
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3
Antonio de Nigris
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2009
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Larissa were soccer players (4), athletes (2), philosophers (1), social activists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were physicians (1), philosophers (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Larissa, including Theofanis Gekas, Kostas Chalkias, and Vangelis Moras. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Larissa, including Theofanis Gekas, Kostas Chalkias, and Vangelis Moras.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Larissa since 1700.
